2026 General Election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

Nebraska Legislative District 12

2 candidates, listed alphabetically.

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Candidates

Christy Knorr

Nonpartisan

Work: Registered nurse

Christy Knorr is a registered nurse whose listed experience includes work as a hospice case manager, a director of nursing at a senior living community, a wound education specialist and an assistant director of nursing.

Sources for Knorr

Christy Knorr candidate profile (BallotReady, Facts summarized from a public page (not copied))

Merv Riepe

NonpartisanIncumbent

In office now: State Senator, District 12 (since 2014)
Work: State Senator, District 12 (2015-2019, since 2023); retired hospital executive

Merv Riepe has served as State Senator for District 12 in the Nebraska Legislature since 2014.

Merv Riepe served as a Navy hospital corpsman (1960-1963) and spent his career in health-care management, including as chief operating officer and interim CEO of Bergan Mercy, president of Mercy Hospital in Council Bluffs and president of Children's Physicians. He represented District 12 from 2015 to 2019 and again since 2023.

Riepe's committees

Banking, Commerce and Insurance
Health and Human Services
Legislative Oversight Committee
Legislature's Planning Committee

Sources for Riepe

Merv Riepe: official member information (Nebraska Legislature, Public record)
Nebraska Legislature: current member roster (Nebraska Legislature, Public record)
Merv Riepe (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), CC BY-SA 4.0; facts summarized)
Merv Riepe candidate profile (BallotReady, Facts summarized from a public page (not copied))

Sources

Candidate list and race details

Final Statewide General Candidate List, November 3, 2026 General Election (Nebraska Secretary of State, Public record)

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